The marquis, among the richest men of his day, instead of wasting his substance at court, built the chateau of Gondreville, enlarged the estate by the purchase of others, and united the several domains, solely for the purposes of a hunting-ground.

He also built the Simeuse mansion at Troyes, not far from that of the Cinq-Cygnes.

These two old houses and the bishop's palace were long the only stone mansions at Troyes.

The marquis sold Simeuse to the Duc de Lorraine.

His son wasted the father's savings and some part of his great fortune under the reign of Louis XV., but he subsequently entered the navy, became a vice-admiral, and redeemed the follies of his youth by brilliant services.